Savneet Singh · Courtenay
Updated October 2, 2026
Counselling for Courtenay, with Savneet
A posting, a drive down-Island, or two ferries from Hornby: counselling in the Comox Valley has to survive all three.
Savneet works with clients in Courtenay entirely by secure video. What changes is what getting to an appointment in person would have cost you, and that is the part this removes.
- First 30-minute consultation free, by video, with no obligation to book afterwards
- Individual counselling, $140 for 50 minutes
- Savneet does not offer couples counselling, EMDR or family counselling; Camille Granda does.
Paid at booking, with a receipt for your extended health plan; whether your plan reimburses it depends on the plan. Fees and coverage.
Courtenay is the Comox Valley's main city, and the valley is better served than its size suggests: the Comox Valley campus of North Island Hospital, North Island College's largest campus, and an Island Health mental-health team that takes self-referrals. What shapes counselling here is less what exists than who is looking for it. CFB Comox brings families in on a posting and moves them on with the next one, and around the base the valley is small enough that people know each other.
Both of those work against a local office. A course of counselling tied to a building ends when the posting does, and in Comox or Cumberland the waiting room may hold a neighbour, somebody from the base, or a parent from your child's school. Video takes both out of it. A Registered Clinical Counsellor anywhere in BC is as available in Royston or on Hornby Island as in downtown Courtenay.
Her focus is anxiety, depression, trauma and attachment, personality disorders. Sessions run in English or Punjabi, including moving between them within one session.
For the fuller picture of accessing counselling from Courtenay: waitlists, the health authority, and what is available locally. See counselling in Courtenay.
Why a video session suits Courtenay
- Survives a posting within BC, A posting from Comox to Esquimalt, or a civilian move anywhere in the province, keeps the same counsellor, with the work picking up where it paused.
- Outside the valley's circles, Nobody from the squadron, the school run or the street sees you walk in, because the session happens behind your own door.
- Comox, Cumberland and the islands, Comox, Cumberland, Royston, Union Bay, Fanny Bay, Denman and Hornby on identical terms. From Hornby that is two ferries each way that never have to be caught.
- Around a schedule that moves, Flying, exercises, courses away and hospital shifts rarely follow a fixed pattern. The booking calendar shows each counsellor's real open times, so you can see what fits before you book.
Sessions in English or Punjabi
Savneet works in English and Punjabi, including moving between them inside one session. For a lot of people that is the difference between explaining a feeling and being understood the first time, and it does not require travelling to a bigger city to find it.
What Savneet works with
Anxiety
Cycles of worry and overthinking, and a nervous system learning that it is safe to slow down.
Depression
Helping small steps and small moments feel possible again, without pressure to snap out of it.
Trauma and attachment
Trauma at whatever pace feels right, sometimes before you are ready to look at it at all; and attachment patterns, so the way you connect with others starts to feel like a choice rather than a reflex.
Personality disorders
Building a steadier sense of self without losing what makes you who you are.
Savneet may suit you if you are
- Managing everything on the outside, while quietly struggling on the inside
- Carrying trauma or attachment wounds that keep showing up in your relationships
- Stuck in patterns you recognise but cannot seem to shift on your own
- Not sure if what you are feeling has a name yet, and that is okay
- Wanting to work in English, in Punjabi, or moving between the two
Reaching out does not commit you to anything. We can start with a conversation and see if it feels right.
Questions people in Courtenay ask
Can I refer myself to public mental-health services in the Comox Valley?
Yes. Island Health's Comox Valley Mental Health & Substance Use team at 941A England Avenue in Courtenay is the single access point for adults, and no referral is needed: walk in, or call 250-331-8524. Starting private counselling does not take you off a public list, and the two can run side by side.
I am serving at 19 Wing. Should I call Member and Family Assistance first?
It is a reasonable first call. Member and Family Assistance Services, 1-800-268-7708, serves Regular Force and Reserve members and their families around the clock, and it is a short-term problem-solving service: often a few sessions, with a referral onward if more is needed. Private counselling sits outside it and outside the chain of command: nothing is reported to anybody, within the narrow limits set out on the standards page.
A posting is likely in the next year or two. Should I wait until after the move?
Not if the move stays inside British Columbia: Esquimalt, Victoria or anywhere else in the province is the same session, so waiting buys nothing. A posting to another province is different, because a counsellor can only see you where they are permitted to practise. Raise the expected date on the free consultation and the plan is built around it.
I live on Denman or Hornby. Does that change anything?
Nothing about the session itself. From Hornby, an appointment in Courtenay means the Gravelly Bay ferry, the drive across Denman and the Buckley Bay ferry, then the same again home, and that is the part video removes. Island connections vary, so test yours before the first session and settle at the start what happens if the line goes.
Is there something free for a teenager or young adult?
Yes. Foundry Comox Valley, run by the John Howard Society of North Island on 10th Street in Courtenay, offers free and confidential counselling, substance-use support and peer support for people aged 12 to 24 and their families. 8-1-1 connects to HealthLink BC at any hour.
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This is not a crisis service. If you need urgent support in BC right now: Emergency services 911 · Suicide Crisis Helpline 9-8-8. In immediate danger, call 911.
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